No stress fracture...but what now?

I do not have a stress fracture. The MRI confirmed that. So, good news!!
She wants to schedule me for a bone density scan of my femur but I can't get in until May 24th, which is 3 days before the Bayshore Marathon. I'll keep the appointment but I don't know what that means until then. My doctor left me a voice mail with all of this information. She said that in the meantime I could proceed with activity using pain as my guide. That's really pretty vague of a suggestion. Although I do feel better about walking. I was starting to think that each step was gonna cause more of problem. I still am terribly weary about running. This dull ache in my hip has not subsided. I think I'll plan to get in some good long walks this weekend and then go from there.
I still meet with her on Monday so I'll bring my long list of questions and hopefully obtain some better, specific suggestions on how to proceed.

rock on.